and the men of Judah gave the battle cry. As the men of Judah gave the battle cry, the Lord struck down Jeroboam and all Israel before Abijah and Judah.

They taught throughout Judah, taking with them the scroll of the law of the Lord. They traveled to all the cities of Judah and taught the people.

The people of Judah assembled to ask for the Lord’s help; they came from all the cities of Judah to ask for the Lord’s help.

“Say this to King Rehoboam son of Solomon of Judah and to all the Israelites in Judah and Benjamin,

He placed troops in all of Judah’s fortified cities and posted garrisons throughout the land of Judah and in the cities of Ephraim that his father Asa had seized.

He also built high places on the hills of Judah; he encouraged the residents of Jerusalem to be unfaithful to the Lord and led Judah away from the Lord.

They traveled throughout Judah and assembled the Levites from all the cities of Judah, as well as the Israelite family leaders. They came to Jerusalem,

So King Joash of Israel attacked. He and King Amaziah of Judah faced each other on the battlefield in Beth Shemesh of Judah.

The Lord humiliated Judah because of King Ahaz of Israel, for he encouraged Judah to sin and was very unfaithful to the Lord.

The celebration included the entire assembly of Judah, the priests, the Levites, the entire assembly of those who came from Israel, the resident foreigners who came from the land of Israel, and the residents of Judah.

(Rehoboam continued to rule over the Israelites who lived in the cities of Judah.)

Rehoboam lived in Jerusalem; he built up these fortified cities throughout Judah:

The Israelites fled from before the Judahite army, and God handed them over to the men of Judah.

When King Jehoshaphat of Judah returned home safely to Jerusalem,

Judah was defeated by Israel, and each man ran back home.

He built cities in the hill country of Judah and fortresses and towers in the forests.

The Edomites had again invaded and defeated Judah and carried off captives.

The king summoned all the leaders of Judah and Jerusalem.

Zorah, Aijalon, and Hebron. These were the fortified cities in Judah and Benjamin.

In each city there were shields and spears; he strongly fortified them. Judah and Benjamin belonged to him.